[Info-vax] A new VMS?

[Dave Froble]

On 5/3/2021 10:16 AM, David Turner wrote:
> Well I was talking more about simple support. Not patching etc
> There are a lot of customers out there happy and content with their
> current status.
> They just need a hand held when something goes wrong
> I would say that goes for the majority of users out there.

This is a strength of VMS, at least for some people.  Simon feels that 
all users must have immediate access to security patches.  It's an 
opinion, everybody is entitled to at least one.

I've got to add, I personally feel that all commercial VMS sites should 
subscribe to VSI support.  This is to support VSI, who is the only game 
in town with respect to moving VMS into the future.  This is needed, 
because relying on old un-replaceable hardware sooner or later will fail.

Still, the robust long term viability of VMS is a strength for users, 
should VSI at some time not be around.  As David Turner mentions, 
emulators add to this strength.


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